4th of July

We enjoyed celebrating America's birthday at my sister's house on Echo Lake with her family and my bother's family. It was a special 4th for a few reasons: the weather was beautiful for a change, we celebrated with family, and the kids actually enjoyed the fireworks this year! We were able to coax them into holding sparklers and they stayed nearby to watch Uncle Scott light of some of the smaller things. Later that night I caught Benjamin peaking out his window watching the fireworks being set off down the block. He said it was "better than watching tv"! I got him up and we walked around the neighborhood to watch the various shows...our neighborhood goes crazy so we were able to see a ton. At last, we don't have to spend the 4th hiding from the fun!

Lacey's Birthday

This year Lacey had a joint birthday party (in June) with her cousins Raven and Liam.  Their birthdays are all within 2 weeks of each other so it works to group them together. We hosted the paint themed party at our house. The activities included decorating their own party hat, painting on the wall, a dart game with paint filled balloons and decorating cupcakes. The party was a great success except for Lacey being super sick. She pretty much laid on the couch the whole day or cuddled in someones lap. I had to drag her out to open presents even. Poor girl. The only time she showed signs of life was to decorate her cake...go figure :)